Thursday, October 1, 2015

October 2015


Ah, October ... leaves changing, shorter days, and pumpkin spice everything!  First off, we appreciate all the parents who attended SEPs on September 28th and 29th and hope it was a productive meeting between teachers and parents.  From where I was sitting, it looked like there was quite a bit of interest in the accessing the survey and in the After School programs.  

 After the first week of the Conditions4Learning survey, Woodrow Wilson is ranking 1st of all the elementary schools!!  We would like to stay there!!  So, if you have not completed the survey, we would encourage you to do so. The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete and give us great feedback as to how we are doing ... what works and what doesn't. The survey can be found at: www.C4LQ.com and the code for Woodrow Wilson Elementary is 511579 for parents.  Help us make Woodrow Wilson Elementary GREAT!!

 The first Woodrow Wilson Elementary Mobile Pantry seemed to be well received!  Many families receive items on September 28th which was the first time for this event.  The pantry will return on Monday, October 26th from 3:30 - 4:30 PM while supplies last.  To read more about the pantry, please see the write up on the Mobile Food Pantry.  We want to thank the Granite Education Foundation for their support to our families!!

Each year a theme search contest is held where students can submit ideas for upcoming years. Entries are narrowed down to 5 per state and then the National PTA Reflections Committee makes a final selection.  The winner will be selected in January and will receive $100 and recognition at the National PTA Convention.  To participate in the theme search, students would fill out the Theme Search Entry Form.  Deadline for participation is Friday, October 30, 2015 (the form say 2016 but that is a typo).

 Ms. Mitchell has lined up the judges for the school's Reflection entries and all students participating will need to fill out the Student Entry Form and the Artist's Statement Form.  Students need to have access to the Rules for Participation (English / Spanish) as well as the rules for the category that they are entering on the General and Art Category Rules webpage.

 Deadline for Reflection entries at the school will be on Monday, November 2, 2015.
Calendar of Events
  • Thursday, October 1, 2015: Short day.  School will be dismissed at 1:30 PM
  • Friday, October 2, 2015: No School - Comp day for SEPs
  • Wednesday, October 14, 2015: Short day.  School will be dismissed at 1:30 PM
  • Thurs/Fri, October 15-16,2015:  No School - Fall Recess
  • Monday, October 26, 2015:  Picture Day.  Smile!!
  • Monday, October 26, 2015:  Mobile Food Pantry: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (or until supplies last)
  • Thursday, October 29, 2015: Short day.  School will be dismissed at 1:30 PM
  • Friday, October 30, 2015: No School - End of Term/Grading
  • Sunday, November 1, 2015:  End of Daylight Savings Time - Fall back one hour at 2:00 AM (remember to change your clocks before you go to bed).
Some events happening with in the district:
  • Tuesday, October 6th: Granite School District Board Meeting.  Administrative reports begin at 5:00 PM with the board meeting beginning at 7:00 PM at the Granite School District Offices
  • Wednesday, October 7th: Superintendent's "Walk in Wednesday" begins from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM.  Walk in or make an appointment by calling 385-646-4523.
  • Tuesday, October 27th:  District Community Council meeting beginning at 6:30 PM in Auditorium A.
  

Box Tops for Education and Labels for Education News
Watch for the tally boards to show how much each class is collecting in Box Tops for Education and Labels for Education.  At the end of the year, we will have a prize for the class that has the highest collection amount.  Please remember to put your student's teacher's name on the collection sheet so the class will get the proper credit. The collection center is located by the front doors.  As of 9/30/15, we have collected $465.00 in Box Tops and 15,197 points in Labels for Education.  Two thumbs, WAY UP!!  Thanks to Ms. Jensen for all her help in heading up the collection on these two items!!

Smith's Community Rewards Program
Smith's is committed to helping communities grow and prosper.  Year after year, local school earn funds through Smith's Community Rewards program simply by using your Smith's Rewards card.  There is no cost to enroll, and enrollment does not affect your fuel points or coupon discounts.  This is an easy way to help support Woodrow Wilson Elementary.

For more information, please visit http://www.smithscommunityrewards.com and click on Community Rewards.


 Membership News
Membership dues will remain at $5.00 per membership.  To join, please remit your membership dues to the Woodrow Wilson PTA.  These can be turned it in to the office, placed in the PTA mailbox, or given to Ms. Garrett in the computer lab.  Your membership covers, not only the membership at the school level, but also membership at the Council, State and National levels.  Be on our Membership Hall of Fame!

Membership Hall of Fame!!

 WW Staff
Ms. Aikens: Title I Paraeducator
Ms. Ball: Title I Instructional Coach
Ms. Bingham +1: 2nd Grade
Ms. Chappell +1 - New Member!: 4th Grade
Ms. Fyffe: Title I Paraeducator
Ms. Garrett - New Member!: Title I Paraeducator
Ms. Grant: 1st Grade
Ms. Hales - New Member!: 4th Grade
Ms. Jackman: Assistant Principal
Mr. Morgan - New Member!: 5th Grade
Ms. Musig: Title I Paraeducator
Ms. Osmun: Kindergarten
Mr. Reese - New Member!: 5th Grade
Ms. Roberts - New Member!: Principal's Secretary
Ms. Smith: Kindergarten
Mr. Smith: 5th Grade
Ms. Wallis: 1st Grade
Ms. Wilcox: ESL Coach

Parents
Janet Arakaki-Moulton
Mitsuko Fyffe
David Moulton
Jeremiah Newlove
Tara Smith

Happy Birthday!!
October
4 - Ms Wallis: 1st Grade
6 - Ms. Allen: Title I Paraeducator
6 - Ms. Woodbury: Resource
7 - Ms. Bingham: 2nd Grade
8 - Ms Faddis: Playground Aide
16 - Ms Stahl: 1st Grade
19 - Mr. Reese: 5th Grade
20 - Ms. Jensen: 3rd Grade
24 - Ms. Morris: PE Specialist
25 - Mr. Morgan: 5th Grade
29 - Mr. Talbot: Principal
30 - Ms. Aguilar: Cafeteria Helper
30 - Ms. Jackman: Assistant Principal

As always, please feel free to contact the PTA via email or look for more information via one of the links below:
Website:  http://my.uen.org/235820 for event dates and information
Blog:  http://wwilsonpta.blogspot.com for articles

Thank you and see you at one of our events!!

Janet Arakaki-Moulton, Acting PTA President
Woodrow Wilson PTA
2567 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah  84115
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Monday, August 31, 2015

September 2015

We are now into our third full week of school!  Thank you to all the parents who attended the Back-To-School night on August 25th.  We hope you were able to get some information, sign up your student(s) for the After School Program, and meet your student's teacher(s).

 Calendar of Events
Just a few things we wanted to make you that are upcoming in September here at Woodrow Wilson Elementary:
  • Monday, September 7th:  Labor Day - No School.  Enjoy your 3-day weekend!
  • Tuesday, September 8th: First School Community Council from 9:00 AM-10:00 AM and PTA meeting from 10:00 AM-10:30 AM. Both meet in the Library upstairs.
  • Monday, September 28th: No 1/2-day Kindergarten classes.
  • Monday and Tuesday, September 28 & 29th: SEP Conferences 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on both days.
  • Tuesday, September 29th: Say "BOO to the Flu"
    Community Nursing Services will be offering flu shots.  The clinic will be open to the public from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.  Insurances CNS may be able to bill:
    Aetna, Altius, Blue Cross, DMBA, Educators Mutual, PEHP, SelectHealth, Medicaid and CHIP for kids only, Summit Care, United Health Care, Medicare part B, and some Medicare Advantage Plans
  • Wednesday, September 30th: Vision Screening
  • Thursday, October 1st: Short Day. School dismissed at 1:30 PM
  • Friday, October 2nd: No School - Compensatory Day.  Enjoy your 3-day weekend!
Some events happening with in the district:
  • Tuesday, September 1st: Granite School District Board Meeting.  Administrative reports begin at 5:00 PM with the board meeting beginning at 7:00 PM at the Granite School District Offices
  • Tuesday, September 8th: Superintendent's Town Hall Meeting 7:00 PM at Kearns High School.
  • Wednesday, September 9th: Superintendent's "Walk in Wednesday" begins from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM.  Walk in or make an appointment by calling 385-646-4523.

Box Tops for Education News
We are creating a tally board to show how much each class is collecting in Box Tops.  At the end of the year, we will have a prize for the class that has the highest collection amount.  Please remember to put your student's teacher's name on the collection sheet so the class will get the proper credit.

 Smith's Community Rewards Program
Smith's is committed to helping communities grow and prosper.  Year after year, local school earn funds through Smith's Community Rewards program simply by using your Smith's Rewards card.  There is no cost to enroll, and enrollment does not affect your fuel points or coupon discounts.  This is an easy way to help support Woodrow Wilson Elementary.

 For more information, please visit http://www.smithscommunityrewards.com and click on Community Rewards.

Membership News
Membership dues will remain at $5.00 per membership.  To join, please remit your membership dues to the Woodrow Wilson PTA.  These can be turned it in to the office, placed in the PTA mailbox, or given to Ms. Garrett in the computer lab.  Your membership covers, not only the membership at the school level, but also membership at the state and national levels.

Membership Hall of Fame!!
WW Staff
Ms. Aikens
Ms. Ball
Ms. Bingham
Ms. Fyffe
Ms. Grant
Ms. Jackman
Ms. Musig
Ms. Osmun
Ms. Smith
Mr. Smith
Ms. Wallis
Ms. Wilcox

Parents
David Moulton
Jeremiah Newlove
Tara Smith

Happy Birthday!!
July
Ms. Grant: 1st Grade
Mr. Sean: CS Coordinator
Ms. Chappell: 4th Grade
Ms. Fyffe: Title I Paraeducator

August
Ms. Rapp: Title I Paraeducator
Ms. Jeo: 3rd Grade
Ms. Hales: 4th Grade
Ms. Perez: Paraeducator

September
Ms. Garrett: Title I Paraeducator
Mr. Smith: 5th Grade
Ms. Harris: School Technology Specialist

As always, please feel free to contact the PTA at wwilsonpta@gmail.com.
Thanks and see you at one of our events!!

Janet Arakaki-Moulton, Acting PTA President
Woodrow Wilson PTA
2567 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah  84115

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Welcome to the 2015-2016 School Year

The Woodrow Wilson PTA would like to welcome you to a new and exciting school year for your student and you.  Our school is a diverse community with over 25 languages represented.  This has allowed a culturally rich environment for all of our students.

We are pleased to be part of your student's school community and hope that you, as parents, will join us in helping continue the great learning environment Woodrow Wilson Elementary provides.

If you would like to be involved with the school, whether it is one day a year, one day a week, or even every day, we would like to welcome you aboard. Please email your name, address, phone number, email address, availability, and preferences to wwilsonpta@gmail.com.

Some of the activities we help with at the school include Vision Screening, SEP dinners, Book Fair, Maturation Program, as well as, Teacher Appreciation week, the school and PTA fundraisers, Box Tops/Labels for Education, and the Jog-A-Thon. We always appreciate when we can provide parent volunteers to the classrooms.

 The PTA's Reflection theme this year is "Let Your Imagination Fly" and we would like to encourage students to begin thinking and creating their entries.  Students may submit original items in the categories of 3-D, Dance, Film/Video, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Theater, and Visual Arts.  Entry forms and rules for each category can be found at: http://www.utahpta.org/reflections.

School Schedules:
AM Kindergarten:  9:00 AM - 12:05 PM
PM Kindergarten:  12:40 PM - 3:45 PM

AM Kindergarten (Early out days):  9:00 AM - 11:00 PM
PM Kindergarten (Early out days):  11:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Full-day Kindergarten, Grades 1-6:  9:00 AM - 3:45 PM
                                Early out days:  9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Breakfast will be served in the classrooms from 9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
Some upcoming dates:
First Day of School:  Wednesday, August 19th
First Day of Full-day Kindergarten:  Monday, August 24th
Back-to-School Night:  Tuesday, August 25th from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
First Day of 1/2-day Kindergarten:  Wednesday, August 26th
Labor Day:  Monday, September 7th
School Community Council:  Tuesday, September 8th at 9:00 AM
PTA Meeting:  Tuesday, September 8th at 9:30 AM
United Way Day of Caring:  Thursday, September 10th
No 1/2-day Kindergarten:  Monday, September 28th
SEPs: Monday and Tuesday, September 28th and 29th from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

How to contact us:
Email:  wwilsonpta@gmail.com
Website:  http://my.uen.org/235820 for event dates and information
Blog:  http://wwilsonpta.blogspot.com for articles

We look forward to meeting you and having you involved in your student(s)' education and school community.

Janet Arakaki-Moulton
Acting PTA President, Woodrow Wilson Elementary
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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Welcome to the Woodrow Wilson PTA Blog Site

Welcome to the Woodrow Wilson PTA Blog Site.  We are excited this year to present many new ways of having information available to the parents, teachers and administration of Woodrow Wilson Elementary.  We can be reached at wwilsonpta@gmail.com or check our PTA information site at http://my.uen.org/235820 for upcoming events, website links, and forms and documents available for downloading.

September is our membership drive and we would like to encourage everyone to participate.  Membership fee has stayed the same this year at $5.00 per membership.  Please see the office for an application & envelope, download from http://my.uen.org/235820, or email me at wwilsonpta@gmail.com and I will send you one.

We are excited to announce that Woodrow Wilson will be once again participating in the PTA Reflections competition.  "For 40 years the National PTA Reflections program has encouraged students across the nation and in American Schools overseas to explore their talents through the Arts."  This year's theme is: "Together We Can ..."    Students may submit original items in the categories of 3-D, Dance, Film/Video, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Theatre and Visual Arts.  Entry forms and rules for each category can be found at: http://www.utahpta.org/prog/reflections  Deadline for entry submissions at Woodrow Wilson Elementary  will be on Friday, October 8, 2010.

Woodrow Wilson is also participating in the following programs: Box Tops for Educations, Campbell's Soup Labels for Education and eLabels for Education, Cream O'Weber Give 'Em Five, Dan's receipts, Smith's Food & Drugs Earn & Learn, and Rite Aid's prescription transfers.  All these programs help our school earn money to fund programs/events.  So please keep sending those Box Tops, soup labels, Dan's Food receipts, and Cream O'Weber bottle caps to us!!  We appreciate your support!!

We hope you will return often to our blog site for our posts and our UEN informational page to see what events and other important information is available.  We also hope that you will join us by becoming a member of the Woodrow Wilson PTA!  As always, comments are always welcomed.  You can email us at wwilsonpta@gmail.com

Janet K. Arakaki-Moulton
PTA President, Woodrow Wilson Elementary
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